Palestinian Authority officials said they have given up their battle to achieve full membership status in the United Nations and instead will focus energies on receiving “observer status” that would enable them to be accepted to important international organizations.
Achieving the upgraded observer status is more easily attainable because it only requires the support of the pro-Arab United Nations General Assembly, without the approval of the Security Council. However, the United States’ opposition may persuade other countries to align against the PA, the Associated Press reported.